Louise Hanlon-Brooks and her family on the day of the triathalon

Louise Hanlon-Brooks, 39, a mother of three and a resources planning manager for the School of Tourism at Bournemouth University, took part in the challenge to raise money for The Stroke Association, after her father, Roger, suffered a series of mini-strokes in October 2011 on Christmas day.

Her story was published in the Bournemouth Echo today which you can read in full here.